James Duncan Lawrence (author)

James Duncan Lawrence
Born(1918-10-22)October 22, 1918
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedMarch 19, 1994(1994-03-19) (aged 75)
Pen nameVictor Appleton
Franklin W. Dixon
Jack Lancer
Hunter Adams
Max Walker
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Period1941–1986
GenreChildren's literature
Notable worksTom Swift

James Duncan Lawrence (October 22, 1918March 19, 1994), best known as Jim Lawrence, was an American author best known for authoring most of the Tom Swift Jr. series of books (under the pseudonym Victor Appleton II) and the "Friday Foster" comic strip, as well as the James Bond newspaper strip.